Thanksgiving TEA party in London (Parliament Square)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:10:30 GMT

Tomorrow (Thursday) is Thanksgiving. Having failed to organise a TEA party for the Fourth of July, I've managed to get something together for Thanksgiving. After the approval was finally confirmed today, we're meeting under President Lincoln's statue in Parliament Square (the site we were initially recommended, on the other side of the square, was withdrawn due to the costs of police protection).

We're not looking to make a lot of explicit political points; big Stars and Stripes, conventional patriotic songs, and helping or two of turkey/ trimmings/ pie that we've been cooking seems much more likely to project a positive image than more partisan stuff would. In the US you can have a family event with strong economic libertarian rhetoric; I'm not sure that you could do that here. Regardless, while it might not be true that the best way of campaigning is living well, it certainly seems like it's worth trying. As such, we're not terribly keen on people bringing banners. If you want to bring something other than your company and conversation, food, flags, and musical instruments seem like good ideas, but it really is you we want rather than your stuff.

If you could make it, any time from 4pm-8pm, before or after any other celebrations, it'd be fantastic to see you there.

James of England

Thanksgiving TEA party in London (Parliament Square)